As Hurricane Harvey continues to devastate Houston and surrounding cities in Texas, millions are now left with nothing.

The impact of Hurricane Harvey is far-reaching, even in the Piedmont Triad, where dozens of local university students are monitoring the storm from afar.

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Nearly 80 students who attend Elon University are from Texas. Twenty-two of them are from the Houston area.

Annsley Tarver is a senior at Elon. She said she’s in constant communication with her family back in Houston and said so far, they’re doing okay, luckily spared from any flooding. Tuesday is the first day of classes at Elon. Tarver said her classes have been a good distraction, as it’s the first time she’s been able to take her mind off of what’s happening at home.

“Houstonians are resilient people and we’re going to get through this for sure,” she said.